Reimagining how the world learns, one dispatch at a time.
We're a small editorial lab of researchers, teachers and product people obsessed with one question: what does a genuinely better learning experience look like once AI, immersive tech and real cognitive science are taken seriously?
We believe the best classroom is the one that notices you're stuck before you say a word — and never mistakes attention for surveillance.
Education media moved slower than the classroom itself
In 2023 we watched newsrooms cover "AI in schools" as a single trend story while the actual tools shipped new capabilities every few weeks. Futuree Study started as an internal research log and grew into a publication because practitioners kept asking us to share it.
Today our editors sit inside real classrooms and platform teams before a single word is published.
Every tool teardown is hands-on, not a press release rewrite
Our team spends a minimum of two weeks inside any platform we cover — as a learner, not just an admin — before publishing a verdict. We disclose sponsorships clearly and separate them from editorial coverage at all times.
When data is thin, we say so. When a vendor won't share numbers, we say that too.
Building the research index the whole industry can cite
We're expanding our platform index to 1,000 tracked tools with standardized, comparable metrics — accessibility, data practices, learning outcomes — so decision makers stop relying on marketing copy alone.
Reader-funded, always. No paywall on core research.
From research log to research lab
Internal research log
Three former teachers start logging AI classroom tools for their own district.
First public dispatch
Futuree Study publishes its first weekly newsletter to 400 subscribers.
Research index launches
A standardized scoring system for 200+ learning platforms goes live.
42,000 subscribers
Futuree Study becomes a cited source in three national EdTech policy reviews.
Lab expansion
A dedicated learning-science desk joins to review claims against peer-reviewed research.
A small team, deliberately
Educators, researchers and product designers who still spend time inside real classrooms.
Dr. Lena Okafor
Editorial Director — learning science & policy
James Mercer
Platforms & tools
Aiko Sato
Immersive & VR desk
Daniel Kim
Data & research index
Ravi Bhatt
Policy & access
Nadia Cohen
Engineering — research tooling & indexFour operating principles
Editorial independence
Sponsors never see a draft before publication.
Hands-on testing
Two weeks minimum inside any platform we review.
Free core research
Our research index stays open, always.
Legible sourcing
Every claim traces back to a named study or dataset.